Mosques in Belgium and the Netherlands are financed by drug money, says reporter

Reporter Stef Meerberger said on Belgian national TV that mosques in the city of Antwerp receive drug money on a monthly basis.

Meerberger was on television to give clarification regarding his documentary on the cocaine trade in Antwerp. He said:

“The reality is hard to control but also much worse than we can image. Several cash flows are clearly traceable and I ask myself the question: Why aren’t the police and the district attorney acting on this?”

The reporter added that he heard from a very reliable source that mosques, particularly in the Netherlands and in the Belgian city of Antwerp, are financed with drug money.

According to him, some mosques do not ask for formal recognition because then they would have to give financial transparency.